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Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
